lắm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lam"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lam˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lam˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lam˦˥]

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Determiner

lắm • (夦, 廩, 廪, 禀, 稟, 𡗋, 𤯑, 𪥀, 𪩦)

1. many, much; a lot

   Sao mà nói lắm thế?

   Why do you talk so much?

   Mình chưa tới được đâu, còn lắm việc phải làm quá!

   I can't come just now, [because I] still have a lot of work to do!

Synonyms

• nhiều

Derived terms

Derived terms

• lắm thầy nhiều ma

 

Adverb

lắm • (夦, 廩, 廪, 禀, 稟, 𡗋, 𤯑, 𪥀, 𪩦)

1. very (placed after the word to intensify)

   ít lắm ― very few

Synonyms

• rất (placed before the word to intensify)

See also

• quá; dữ; ghê; phết